§ 22. Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspections per annum, per factory, are carried out by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Factories in Scotland.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI have been informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that in 1974 Her Majesty's Inspectors of Factories carried out 11,551 inspections—including 2,645 general inspections—of the 18,362 factories in Scotland.
Following are the figures for the previous five years:
Year Number of Factories Total Inspections General Inspections 1973 … 18,304 12,613 2,871 1972 … 18,091 13,732 3,347 1971 … 18,282 16,494 5,154 1970 … 18,263 16,985 5,547 1969 … 18,413 16,979 5,273